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The Dark Mod Grand Christmas FM Contest!

You've had a week or two to get familiar with the Dark Radiant FM editor so we are now running a fast build FM contest. Deadline will be the week before Christmas but with a grace period of two weeks so if you start a bit late or not quite finished then the final date will be New Year's day. Hopefully this will mean a sprinkling of tiny fun FMs over the Christmas period. Even if you don't finish in time you can still submit your FM for voting to get an assessment.

Possibly. But it's aimed at FM-makers not players so I was unsure. Also didn't think it should go in the dromed forum. The moderators are free to move it if they think it's best in the FM forum. On reflection probably yes.

I'm gonna be in the game too. Have a current project to finish by Thanksgiving. Then I'll be working on an X-mas contest release.

I've already got a 3 story place with moat/outside/backyard done. Still have some details to add, storyline stuff like books and loot placements.

But in a (solid) week I've reaquainted with an editor I haven't used much at all (and last time was a year ago), got layout done, most soundscapes, 4 AI's doing patrols, half the rooms sparsely decorated, water and have dabbled in every part of the editor (made furniture with moving doors/drawers in editor, used patches for ground and pillars/arches, used the tex alignment tool, learned patrol paths and soundscapes, got good grips on lighting).

So I think 2 months is plenty of time for anyone who has mapped to learn the editor and get a nice small mission at least almost done by then.

I do intend to participate. In fact, I have laid down some preliminary brushwork to get some of the basic shapes. Just got to avoid overreach with this one; TDM kinda lends itself to that if you aren't careful.